Photograph of the downstream face of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam as viewed from below, near the Colorado River. The hydraulic generator plant runs horizontally along the foreground of the photograph. Behind it, the downstream face of the dam stands. A metallic structure occupies the upper right corner of the photograph.
Photograph of Mertie West, taken as she exits the women's restroom at Lake Mead. Mertie is at center and adjusts her eyeglasses as she steps down to exit the restroom. The restroom extends to her right and is supported atop railway ties. It is made of wood and has a low-pitched roof, with 3 sets of double support beams, extends around the building. On the underside of the roof at right, wiring runs along the side of the structure. Multiple cars are parked in the near distance at left and a desert landscape with mountains occupy the background.
An askew photograph of Mertie West and H. H. West standing next to the tablet at the base of a flagpole on the Nevada side of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam. The tablet stands slightly off-center towards the right. Mertie West stands to the left of the inscription with one hand behind her back. H. H. West stands to the right of the inscription with one hand in his pocket and the other holding a coat. The inscription reads, "It is fitting that the flag of our country should fly here in honor of those men who, inspired by a vision of lonely lands made fruitful, conceived this great work and of those others whose genius and labor made that vision a reality."
Photograph of Mertie West (second from left) and other sightseers standing beneath the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam near the Colorado River. She wears a long, dark coat, a dark hat and glasses as she stands among two unknown men to either side of her. A couple of unknown women stand behind them. Everyone's gaze is directed out-of-frame up and to the left. A large structure with windows occupies the background.
Photograph of J. O. Hewitt, of Tannehill Lodge #52 in Dallas, Texas takes a photograph at the Winged Figures of the Republic on the Nevada side of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam. Mr. Hewitt stands at left in profile and faces towards the right as he holds a camera near his face. An unknown woman stands in the background at right with a purse clutched under her arm and her hands clasped in front of her as she looks back towards Mr. Hewitt. The floor of the monument is visible in the foreground and a rocky cliffside occupies the background.
Photograph, from left to right, of Wes Witherby, Mertie West and Zetta Witherby sitting and eating lunch at a picnic table on the shore of Lake Mead. At left, Wes Witherby pours a drink out of a canister while looking across the table to the women. Mertie West looks off to the left. To her right, Zetta Witherby turns her head to look back to the camera. The table is lined with food and drink containers sitting atop newspaper. Lake Mead lies in the distance to the left. Partially built structures clutter the background behind the group. Mountains rise in the distance.
Photograph, from left to right, of: Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and Wes Witherby looking at the Lake Mead reservoir from behind a low wall made of rocks near the Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam). At the center of the photograph, Wes Witherby stands with his hands in his pockets and his body facing the right to look at the river. Mertie stands behind him to the left and looks towards the camera. Zetta Witherby stands behind Mertie on the left and looks out at the landscape with her hand to her chest. A cloudy sky, canyons and the reservoir occupy the background.
Photograph of Wes Witherby standing next to the tablet at the base of a flagpole on the Nevada side of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam. The tablet sits off-center towards the left and Wes Witherby stands to the right of the inscription with his hand in his pocket. An unidentifiable woman stands to the left of the inscription and is partially out-of-frame. The inscription reads, "It is fitting that the flag of our country should fly here in honor of those men who, inspired by a vision of lonely lands made fruitful, conceived this great work and of those others whose genius and labor made that vision a reality."
Photograph of Mertie West standing somewhere beneath the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam near the Colorado River. She stands right-of-center and faces to the left. Mertie wears a long, dark coat and a hat. An unknown woman in a long, light coat stands behind her to the left. Tracks run along the ground behind the both of them and a large structure with windows occupies the background.
Photograph of The Winged Figures of the Republic and flagpole on the Nevada side of the Boulder (now Hoover) Dam. The winged sculptures sit at the far left and on the right of the photograph. A flagpole with an inscription at its base stands in the center. Three unknown persons stand in front of the monument towards the center of the photograph. A road runs through the foreground on a diagonal. A mountainside occupies the background.
